The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-10-20
OUR GREAT FIRE.
A Blaze That Consumed
Stores, Stocks, Cattle
and Horses.
$25 900 IN SMOKE AND FLAMES.


About l q. m. last Saturday the
alarm bell called Pulaskians out to
witness another of our destructive
fires. The whole of the old Jack
son livery stable on North FIRST
street was in flames and that, too,
beyond control. The fire spread
south carried by the wind, until the
double wall on the north side of
Mr.. j. b. Childers' corne, store
stopped it, The result was the to-
tai loss of the large brick livery
stable with its frame annex, and of
five two-story brick stores, together
with the damage done the corner
store.
Besides this Booth & Stone lost
eighteen head of horses, fourteen
wheeled vehicles, large quantity
of provender and great deal of
harness their entire livery outfit,
TWEEN head of sheep aud SIX head
of cattle. Joe Powell of the 4th
district lost wagon, harness and
two horses; L. w. Hayes of Lewis
burg lost a wagon, harness, two
horses, too.s, etc. His horses were
insured for 5000 bat the policy was
burned with his clothes. E. II.
Ragsdale, who he'd gone to the
Huntsville fair, leaving his horse, a
stallion, lost bin. John Muse lost
one horse, the Western Live Stock
ms. Co. one and Tom Booth one.
All these were in the stable. This
makes total of twenty horses
burned.
| Booth d Stone had 1925 on their
horses in the Western Live Stock
ms. Co. of Nashville. Mrs. Msry
L. Ballentine who owned the livery
stable had it insured for $4,000 in
the Niagara ms. Co. of New York
and $1,000 in the Knoxville ms. Co.
of E. Tenn, Geo. T. Riddle, agent.
The building was assessed at $4,000.
H. A. Rosengrant lost his store
house and part of his stock of har-
ness and leather. He had $1,000 on
his house in the Home ms. Co. Of
New York, DR.. f. Edmundson,
agent, and $1,000 on his stock
in the Lancashire, same agency.
Mr.. Rosengrant's stock was about
$500. He saved about $500 worth.
The house was assessed at $3.50
and was worth about $4,000.
Mrs. Pagan had $l4dO On her
store house in the German AmerI-
can, Miss Meredith agent. This
house was assessed at $1,000 and
was worth perhaps thousand dol
lars more. Andrew Howard, cold,
occupied this house as barber
shop. He lost good deal of his
outfit; no insurance.
j. L. Jones' house was occupied
by w. A. Malone, II had $500
insurance on it in the Fire Associa
ton of Philadelphia, DR.. f. Ed
mundson agent. Was assessed at
$1200sand valued at $3.50. Mr..
Malone had no insurance and lost
about 5000.
w. II. Roses house assessed at
$1,000 and valued at $250O had no
insurance. T. d. Curtis occupied
it. His insurance was $3.50 in the
Georgia Home, G. L. Riddle agent,
and was distributed as follows:
$500 on stock, $3.50 on fixtures and
$500 on billiard and pool tables.
These lost were lost. Mr.. Curtis
loses several hundred dollars.
DR.. R. G. 2. Whites house was
vacant down stairs. The armory Of
the Richland Rifles was up stairs.
They lost nothing. DR.. White had
$4,000 on the house in the Knox
vile, G. T. Riddle agent. The house
was assessed at $1,000 and worth
FROM $1,000 to $2500.
The corner store Of Mr.. j. b.
Childers was insured tor $500 on
house and 5000 on fixtures in the
Western Assurance Co. of Toronto,
Conn, w. B. Smithson agent. 1t
was not damaged great deal. Jas.
Davis had family gIocery store in
it. He was insured for $1,000 in
the Liverpool and $500 in the Pho
nix, ". S. Ezell agent. He lost
from $500 TO $500, he thinks, by re-
moval.
DR.. Edmundson had also placed
$50 on each of the awnings in front
of the store of j. S. Childers d Co.
and the adjoining house which were
not burnt but cut down.
No one can tell how the fire orig
mated; when discovered the whole
Of the lower story of the livery sta
Bile was in flames and they were
bursting into the stable proper.
The attendants barely escaped with
their lives and with out their clothes.
1t is probable that the fire started
in the shuck pen on the ground
floor but how cannot be told. The
smoke was very dense and sitting
and it lie probable the horses were
smothered before the flames reach
ed them. Their carcases should be
removed at once.
The north side of our town pre-
sents a truly desolate appearances.
These assessment valuations of
course include house and lots.
SPARKS.
If any one says "water works
shoot him on the spot.
| Jim King is as much of a lHwhole
team" at fire as he is everywhere
else.
The insurance companies should
offer premium to get to take risk
on the little brick house just north
of Booth Il Stones. This is the
second burning out it has stood IN
scathed.
| A good many people when they
heard the first fire bell Saturday
morning were not alarmed, think
ing it vas only the Episcopal
; church bell ringing fof midnight
service.
Messrs. F. and H. Arrowsnith
P. NJ. Ezell, Chas. Davis, John J
Sullivan and r. Van Brown were
the heroes of the fire Friday night
IITndoubtedlv their efforts saved tn,